www.PSFmagazine.com | October-November 2016 | 7 6 | October-November 2016 | Powered Sport Flying Press Pass Come to Aircraft Spruce for your favorite Belite products. Belite’s Radiant instruments combine many functions into simple and small, lightweight units for Experimental, lsa and Ultralight Aircraft. The new instruments utilize sunlight-readable high contrast color lcd screens which are also friendly with sunglasses. The following gauges are offered: • Digital Altimeter, Four Instruments in one: includes altitude, vertical speed, outside temperature and true density altitude • Electric Turn Coordinator • Fuel Gauge & Sender • Air speed/Altitude/vsi in one unit, with user configurable speed ranges (white/green/yellow/red) and compatible with any desired range between 20 mph and 200 mph. The recent history of airspeeds is shown, along with digital altitude and vsi information • GMeter showing a continuous flow of G loads • Angle of Attack, providing stall warning and aural output Radiant Instruments are designed for a standard 2.25” cutout, using up to 100 milliamps of power from a supply of 8 to 14 volts. All instruments are dimmable. Digital Altimeter Taking advantage of a recently introduced high precision altimetry sensor, Belite has designed and introduced its Radiant Digital Altimeter for use in experimental and ultralight aircraft. This combines four common aircraft instruments into one small unit that weighs two ounces. Like other Belite Radiant instruments, it features a brilliant, daylight readable color lcd display. It will work with any voltage source between 10 and 36 volts. “We are particularly pleased with the built-in density altitude calculator in this new instrument,” said James Wiebe, ceo of Belite. “The unit continuously displays pressure altitude, as calculated by the unit ’s pressure sensor and by the external temperature probe. The unit allows the pilot to set an alarm value, so the density altitude is displayed in either white, yellow (caution) or red (serious alarm) depending on pressure altitude and temperature,” Wiebe continued. Belite’s “Radiant” Product Line Is Available At Aircraft Spruce Support Our Advertisers The unit packs digital vsi and altitude, along with a settable pressure window, density altitude and outside air temperature into the main display screen. Even with all this information, the unit is easy to read and well organized. The unit also sets a new competitive bar for accurate altimeters, vsi and density altitude calculators, including the external temperature probe. All of this functionality is priced at $199.95. The instrument is non-tso’d and non-pma’d. Electric Turn Coordinator Belite’s new Radiant Turn Coordinator provides a visual indication of turn rate along with a visual indication of slip/skid, utilizing an ultra bright, daylight-readable color lcd display. In comparison to all other Turn Coordinators, this unit also provides a digital indication of degrees per second in the turn. It is also inexpensive, at $299.95. “Any pilot who has ever wanted to add a turn coordinator to an experimental aircraft panel has been put off by the complexity, weight, reliability, and price of traditional electric or vacuum units. Our new product solves all these problems. It utilizes a solid state gyro and accelerometer; it weighs less than two ounces, it attaches to any aircraft ship power system, and it allows for easy in-flight calibration at the push of a button,” said James Wiebe, Belite ceo. The unit graphic design looks exactly like existing turn coordinators, so there is no learning curve for the pilot. Also, unlike some products, the unit’s gyro will stabilize even if brought to power under aircraft upset conditions. Wiebe also noted that this is the first avionic product from Belite which is also compatible with 28 volt aircraft electrical systems. The internal power regulator has been designed to withstand transients to 60 volts. Fuel Gauge and Probe Belite has created these new fuel gauges with one specific feature in mind: persistence. For example, the last 15 minutes of fuel level information on their fuel gauge is shown graphically along with the current fuel level. This provides the pilot with the ability to look at the fuel use trend and make better decisions. Traditional steam gauge instruments and other glass panel products don’t have this valuable feature. The new fuel probe supports multiple bending, allowing it to fit into any shape of tank. Even with many bends, it is designed not to short out and fail. It also features easy calibration via pushbuttons. It is available in any length from 6 to 40 inches. For more information, contact Aircraft Spruce at (877) 477-7823 or (951) 372-9555 and reference Belite Radiant. Aircraft Spruce’s complete product line is available at www.aircraftspruce.com. Request your complimentary copy of the company’s free 1100+ page catalog (available in print, CD, or pdf formats). New Radiant Bendable Capacitance Fuel Probe
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